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Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Roz Brewer, chief operating officer at Starbucks, as its new CEO. Brewer will become CEO of the retail pharmacy chain effective March 15, and will join the company’s board of directors. She succeeds current CEO Stefano Pessina, an Italian-born billionaire who has led the company for six years, following the merger between Walgreens and Alliance Boots in 2014. .
Boots owner WBA appoints former Amazon director as new CEO
Boots owner Walgreens Boots Alliance appoints a new CEO and executive chairman to its board. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
The owner of Boots will strengthen its team in March with the appointment of a business powerhouse as the new CEO and adding a new executive chairman to its board.
Previously chief operating officer of Starbucks Rosalind Brewer will join Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) as chief executive officer.
Brewer, a former Amazon director, was the first woman and first African American to lead a Walmart division.
“This is especially true today as the company plays a crucial role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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